conflagration
英 [ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃn]
美 [ˌkɑːnfləˈɡreɪʃn]
n. 大火灾; 大火
BNC.20935 / COCA.19480
牛津词典
noun
- 大火灾；大火
a very large fire that destroys a lot of land or buildings
柯林斯词典
- 大火;大火灾
Aconflagrationis a fire that burns over a large area and destroys property.
英英释义
noun
- a very intense and uncontrolled fire
双语例句
- Many people were burnt alive in the conflagration that happened in a multi-storeyed building.
在一幢多层大厦内发生的大火中，很多人被活活烧死。 - To destroy one's estate it needs a conflagration; to rob him of his peace a mosquito is enough.
要毁坏一个人的不动产需要一场火灾，要破坏一个人的宁静，只要一只蚊子就够了。 - Several critical problems concerning the severe conflagration of 11 · 3 in Hengyang
关于湖南衡阳11·3特大火灾坍塌事故几个重要问题的研究 - Simultaneously with the earthquake came the conflagration.
在地震的同时还发生了大火。 - The understanding that small but violent acts can spark global conflagration is etched into the world's consciousness.
从此整个世界都深刻意识到某些看似不起眼的暴力行为能够引燃全球战火。 - In a big country like China, hundreds of thousands of conflagration cases happens each year, which cause huge losses in terms of life and wealth.
在中国这样的大国里，每年发生的火灾数不胜数，造成了巨大的生命和财产损失。 - For example, the lightning-flash which has set a house on fire would be considered the ground of the conflagration;
例如，走电使得一所房子失火，我们就把走电认作是燃烧的根据。 - The fire brigade soon got the conflagration under control.
消防队很快就把火控制住了。 - His seaside villa outside Athens was spared, but the conflagration prompted the Greek prime minister to promise stricter measures to stop developers from building on land cleared by fires;
他在雅典郊外的海边别墅幸免于难，但是那场火灾促使这位希腊总理承诺采取更严厉的措施，禁止房地产商在被火烧出来的空地上建房； - It is akin to allowing occasional small forest fires to clear the brushwood, rather than extinguishing them and risking a huge conflagration.
这类似于让偶然爆发的小规模森林火灾烧掉那些低矮的灌木丛，而不是将其扑灭，并甘冒酿成大火的风险。